More Upside For Japan Stock Market From Election Nikkei will surge to 20,000: Top Asset Manager What Abe's election win mean for Japan Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's landslide electoral victory this weekend could push the Nikkei (DXJ) (EWJ) to 20,000 and the yen (FXY) above 105 against the dollar, the CEO of one of Asia's largest regional asset managers...
Don't Fight The Fed & Sector Analysis Sector Detector: Higher quality may be back in vogue Small caps (IWM), Mid-caps (MDY), Financials (XLF), Telecom (XTL), and Consumer Discretionary (XLY) were among the market segments that hit new highs this week, even as bearish sentiment and short interest have risen, and there is still plenty of idle cash on the sidelines...
Is An Inflationary Commodity Spike On The Horizon? Is the Inflationary Phase Finally Here? Last year we spotted a three year cycle low in the CRB Index (commodity futures prices). I must admit the retest of that bottom has taken much longer and been far deeper than I thought it would be. However, I think the retest is over. It...
16 Timeless Trading Rules Gartman's 16 Rules of Trading 1. Never, Ever, Ever, Under Any Circumstance, Add to a Losing Position… not ever, not never! Adding to losing positions is trading's carcinogen; it is trading's driving while intoxicated. It will lead to ruin. Count on it! 2. Trade Like a Wizened Mercenary Soldier: We must fight on the winning side,...
Market Breadth Is A Concern & Risk Is Growing The Technical Flash Chart Report on S&P 500 US Equities were higher on Monday, but I think are setting up for a sharp pullback based on technical analysis using trends, cycles, momentum, volume, market breadth and key resistance zones. Take a look at the charts below for a quick flash of...
3 Reasons To Keep Avoiding Commodities Three Reasons Commodities Look Horrible: Roubini Strategist It's been one of the worst investments of 2013 – and this Roubini strategist thinks it will get even worse. Gold (GLD), Copper (JJC) and Grain (JJG) prices have dropped precipitously this year. In fact, JPMorgan's commodity team recently used that as a reason to get bullish...
4th of July Stock Market Historical Performance Analysis Stock Market Behavior Around Mid-year and 4th of July [We analyzed a similar time period around the holiday a couple of years ago, with similar results. Article here.] The middle of the year might be a time for funds to dress their windows and investors to review and revise portfolios. The 4th...
5 Qualities of All Great Traders From a successful Hedge Fund manager: 1) Loss cutting: Trading has this amazing historical footnote: If you study the great traders throughout history, they all share the same statement as their number one rule: CUT YOUR LOSSES! Capital preservation "keeps you in the game." It is especially important once you understand the math: a 25%...
ETF Trading Soars Post-Tapering Bernanke Surge in ETF trading foretells volatile summer A surge in exchange traded fund trading this week signals that investors should buckle up for a volatile summer. ETF trading as a percentage of overall stock-trading volume tends to skyrocket in headline-driven markets, and particularly when fear trumps greed. ETF trading soared to about 40% of overall...
The New Rise Of Day Trading In Japan Government Policies Spur Day Traders as Japan Stock Swings Hit 2-Year High Sitting before a cluster of computer screens in an apartment with the drapes shut, it took Naoki Murakami seconds to make $3,500 betting $1 million that Tokyo Electric Power Co. shares would fall a fraction of a percent. The 34-year-old...
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